Example sentences of "[is] [adv] [coord] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The early stages of the rise of Venice arc obscure and ill-documented ; but when it comes into the light of day it is ruled already by a duke or doge popularly elected , yet normally chosen from , and dependent on , the great families of the Rialto , the chief island of the archipelago on which Venice is crazily and romantically constructed . |
| 2 | ( d ) Agreed price As mentioned previously , it is essential to ensure that this is properly and finally negotiated at the commencement of the transaction . |
| 3 | The government 's view , though , is widely and increasingly disputed . |
| 4 | Nurse del Puablo is widely and justly celebrated for her skilled hands , hot thighs and soft lips , her pretty belly , bad ass and good tits . |
| 5 | On the other hand , misinforming a patient , whether or not innocently , and the withholding of information which is expressly or impliedly sought by the patient may well vitiate either a consent or a refusal . |
| 6 | The quality of workmanship is unsurpassed and everything , from the sumptuous oak staircase with fluted bannisters and fat , swooping bannister rail to the door handles and keyhole covers , is delicately and perfectly made . |
| 7 | The Chair conducts the meeting , interprets the rules and makes certain that the business of the meeting is effectively and properly conducted . |
| 8 | Gazza is slowly but surely learning the Italian language , making it work for him . |
| 9 | The Italian Federation is fighting a rearguard battle against this trend , which is slowly but surely killing Italian rugby . |
| 10 | Corporate yuppie culture is oozing insidiously into the development world and the old order is slowly and inexorably crumbling . |
| 11 | Her story-telling has no obliqueness , no mystery ; everything is slowly and patiently explained , as though the audience was a fidgety bunch of six-year-olds . |
| 12 | If the guarantee or deposit is wholly or partly forfeited , or taken for the payment of fines or costs , you must repay the corresponding amount to us without delay . |
| 13 | The project is complementary to work going forward in Wales and Northern Ireland and to a European programme , which is wholly or partly funded through JAEP . |
| 14 | Sometimes this knowledge is supplemented by some familiarity with theoretical linguistics illustrated by examples from the language in question , or more rarely the knowledge of literature is wholly or partly replaced and supplemented by knowledge of the contemporary history , sociology and economics of a country where the language is spoken . |
| 15 | The Public Order Act defines a public assembly as an assembly of 20 or more persons in a public place which is wholly or partly open to the air . |
| 16 | An assembly is defined as being a gathering of ‘ 20 or more persons in a public place which is wholly or partly open to the air . ’ |
| 17 | But crucially , although oppressive confessions may be ruled out , the Act goes on to provide that the fact ‘ that a confession is wholly or partly excluded … shall not affect the admissibility in evidence of any facts discovered as a result of the confession ’ . |
| 18 | A public assembly is defined as a gathering of twenty or more people in a place which is wholly or partially open to the air ( e.g. a mass meeting , picket , demonstration or pop festival ) . |
| 19 | In UF9 cells CREB is predominantly or exclusively heterodimerised with ATF1 and large amounts of ATF1 exist as a homodimer while in DF9 cells CREB homodimers are most abundant and ATF1 homodimers least abundant or absent . |
| 20 | What is politely and euphemistically called ‘ adjustment ’ is the next piece in the jigsaw of a declining Third World . |
| 21 | It is elegantly and comfortably furnished . |
| 22 | This Billy Bunterish buffoon is constantly but cheerfully beaten up as he pursues his doomed amorous adventures , for no man outdoes him in ‘ passive valour ’ . |
| 23 | For a fear of pollution and impurity in the body physical is constantly and easily transposed to create controls in the body social . |
| 24 | In such an archetypal world , where ‘ good ’ is constantly and insecurely balanced in an eternal struggle against ‘ evil ’ , the objective explication of the rituals and symbols which surround and mystify police work can seem tantamount to a treasonable act . |
| 25 | whether the task is highly or poorly structured , |
| 26 | ( Note that here and elsewhere in the book , underlined stretches of talk mean that it is phonologically and/or grammatically marked as " Creole " . ) |
| 27 | Whether it is so or not depends on all the circumstances of the case including the context and wording of the provisions , the degree of emphasis , the purpose and effect of the default clause and any other relevant consideration . |
| 28 | It is almost as if all the punishment , admonishment and educative pressure which the aboriginal child has been spared up to this moment is suddenly and simultaneously inflicted on him ( here , for once , the masculine pronoun does not embrace the feminine because initiation is an exclusively masculine affair ) . |
| 29 | In his description of melody , Otto Károlyi states that analysis of large numbers of melodies shows that an ascending melodic line is sooner or later balanced by a descending one , and vice versa . |
| 30 | However , as most of you are only used to leisurely paddling for an hour or two in low drag vessels , please consider your decision carefully ; rafting is physically and mentally demanding and pushes mind and body to the limit . |